2009 French Open – Men's Singles

2009 French Open
Champion		Roger Federer
Runner-up		Robin Söderling
Final score		6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		-45		45+		women
WC Singles		men		women
WC Doubles		men		women
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Main article: 2009 French Open

Roger Federer beat Söderling in the final 6–1, 7–6^(7–1), 6–4 to win Roland-Garros for the first time, and completed the career Grand Slam.

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost in the fourth round to Robin Söderling. This was Nadal's first ever defeat at the French Open, having won the title in all four of his previous appearances. To date, it remains Nadal's only loss at Roland-Garros.

Seeds

1. Rafael Nadal (Fourth round)
2. Roger Federer (Champion)
3. Andy Murray (Quarterfinals)
4. Novak Djokovic (Third round)
5. Juan Martín del Potro (Semifinals)
6. Andy Roddick (Fourth round)
7. Gilles Simon (Third round)
8. Fernando Verdasco (Fourth round)
9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fourth round)
10. Nikolay Davydenko (Quarterfinals)
11. Gaël Monfils (Quarterfinals)
12. Fernando González (Semifinals)
13. Marin Čilić (Fourth round)
14. David Ferrer (Third round)
15. James Blake (First round)
16. Tommy Robredo (Quarterfinals)

17. Stanislas Wawrinka (Third round)
18. Radek Štěpánek (Third round)
19. Tomáš Berdych (First round)
20. Marat Safin (Second round)
21. Dmitry Tursunov (First round)
22. Mardy Fish (First round)
23. Robin Söderling (Final)
24. Jürgen Melzer (Third round)
25. Igor Andreev (Third round)
26. Ivo Karlović (First round)
27. Rainer Schüttler (First round)
28. Feliciano López (Second round)
29. Philipp Kohlschreiber (Fourth round)
30. Victor Hănescu (Fourth round)
31. Nicolás Almagro (Third round)
32. Paul-Henri Mathieu (Third round)

Qualifying Draw

Main article: 2009 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	23	Robin Söderling	6	6	6
	10	Nikolay Davydenko	1	3	1
										23	Robin Söderling	6	7	5	4	6
										12	Fernando González	3	5	7	6	4
	3	Andy Murray	3	6	0	4
	12	Fernando González	6	3	6	6
																			23	Robin Söderling	1	61	4
																			2	Roger Federer	6	7	6
	5	Juan Martín del Potro	6	6	6
	16	Tommy Robredo	3	4	2
										5	Juan Martín del Potro	6	62	6	1	4
										2	Roger Federer	3	7	2	6	6
	11	Gaël Monfils	66	2	4
	2	Roger Federer	7	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
1	R Nadal	7	6	6
Q	M Daniel	5	4	3					1	R Nadal	6	6	6
	I Kunitsyn	7	65	3	1					T Gabashvili	1	4	2
	T Gabashvili	66	7	6	6													1	R Nadal	6	6	6
	D Gremelmayr	3	3	2															L Hewitt	1	3	1
	A Golubev	6	6	6						A Golubev	4	3	1
	L Hewitt	61	64	7	6	6				L Hewitt	6	6	6
26	I Karlović	7	7	64	4	3																					1	R Nadal	2	7	4	62
23	R Söderling	7	7	6																							23	R Söderling	6	62	6	7
	K Kim	64	64	2					23	R Söderling	6	7	6
	D Istomin	6	62	6	7					D Istomin	4	64	4
Q	S Giraldo	3	7	3	64													23	R Söderling	65	7	6	7
Q	I Bozoljac	64	6	5	4													14	D Ferrer	7	5	2	65
	N Kiefer	7	3	7	6					N Kiefer	3	7	4	6	2
	F Gil	2	4	4					14	D Ferrer	6	5	6	3	6
14	D Ferrer	6	6	6

Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
10	N Davydenko	6	6	6
PR	S Koubek	2	1	4					10	N Davydenko	4	6	6	6
	D Junqueira	3	7	6	6					D Junqueira	6	3	0	2
	P Capdeville	6	5	1	3													10	N Davydenko	6	4	6	6
	N Massú	6	6	1	2	6												17	S Wawrinka	3	6	3	2
	D Köllerer	3	4	6	6	3				N Massú	1	1	2
	N Devilder	3	7	6	4	4			17	S Wawrinka	6	6	6
17	S Wawrinka	6	5	2	6	6																					10	N Davydenko	6	6	6
31	N Almagro	6	6	6																							8	F Verdasco	2	2	4
	A Calleri	4	1	3					31	N Almagro	64	7	6	6
	E Gulbis	7	6	3	6					E Gulbis	7	65	3	2
	S Querrey	61	1	6	1													31	N Almagro	2	64	68
Q	P Polansky	7	2	64	6	3												8	F Verdasco	6	7	7
	P Petzschner	5	6	7	4	6				P Petzschner	1	2	3
	F Serra	2	1	4					8	F Verdasco	6	6	6
8	F Verdasco	6	6	6

Section 3

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
3	A Murray	6	6	6
	JI Chela	2	2	1					3	A Murray	6	2	7	6
	M Zverev	7	5	0	r					P Starace	3	6	5	4
	P Starace	65	7	1														3	A Murray	7	6
	J Tipsarević	3	7	7	6														J Tipsarević	63	3	r
	A Montañés	6	63	65	4					J Tipsarević	69	6	7	6
Q	F Ferreiro	7	6	64	5	2			28	F López	7	4	64	3
28	F López	63	4	7	7	6																					3	A Murray	7	7	6
18	R Štěpánek	6	6	6																							13	M Čilić	5	64	1
WC	G Gaudio	3	4	1					18	R Štěpánek	6	4	6	6
	Y-h Lu	2	r						LL	M Montcourt	4	6	4	4
LL	M Montcourt	6																18	R Štěpánek	1	64	3
	D Sela	6	6	4	6													13	M Čilić	6	7	6
Q	J-R Lisnard	4	3	6	3					D Sela	0	3	1
	J Hernych	0	4	3					13	M Čilić	6	6	6
13	M Čilić	6	6	6

Section 4

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
12	F González	6	6	6
Q	J Vaněk	3	2	3					12	F González	6	6	6
Q	R Machado	6	6	4	2	6			Q	R Machado	3	2	3
	K Vliegen	2	4	6	6	3												12	F González	7	6	7
	M Granollers	5	6	6	62	1												WC	J Ouanna	5	3	5
WC	J Ouanna	7	2	3	7	6			WC	J Ouanna	7	7	4	3	10
WC	A Sidorenko	4	4	4					20	M Safin	62	64	6	6	8
20	M Safin	6	6	6																							12	F González	6	6	6
30	V Hănescu	7	7	7																							30	V Hănescu	2	4	2
	S Darcis	68	65	63					30	V Hănescu	7	7	7
	M Youzhny	7	6	6						M Youzhny	5	5	5
	G Müller	62	1	4														30	V Hănescu	6	6	6
Q	D Brands	7	5	611	6	3												7	G Simon	4	4	2
	R Kendrick	67	7	7	4	6				R Kendrick	5	0	1
	W Odesnik	6	5	2	6	3			7	G Simon	7	6	6
7	G Simon	3	7	6	4	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
5	JM del Potro	6	6	6
	M Llodra	3	3	1					5	JM del Potro	6	7	6
	V Troicki	3	6	6	64	6				V Troicki	3	5	0
Q	Ł Kubot	6	3	4	7	3												5	JM del Potro	6	7	6
	T Bellucci	4	7	5	r													25	I Andreev	4	5	4
	M Vassallo Argüello	6	64	5						M Vassallo Argüello	6	5	7	3	4
Q	F Fognini	6	3	1	6	5			25	I Andreev	1	7	5	6	6
25	I Andreev	1	6	6	3	7																					5	JM del Potro	6	65	6	6
21	D Tursunov	3	6	4	1																						9	J-W Tsonga	1	7	1	4
	A Clément	6	3	6	6					A Clément	1	5	6	3
	F Santoro	3	1	6	4					C Rochus	6	7	4	6
	C Rochus	6	6	3	6														C Rochus	2	2	2
	M Baghdatis	3	2	4														9	J-W Tsonga	6	6	6
	J Mónaco	6	6	6						J Mónaco	5	6	1	68
	J Benneteau	4	6	3	4				9	J-W Tsonga	7	2	6	7
9	J-W Tsonga	6	3	6	6

Section 6

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
16	T Robredo	6	6	6
WC	A Mannarino	2	1	2					16	T Robredo	6	6	6
	E Korolev	4	r							D Gimeno-Traver	4	4	3
	D Gimeno-Traver	6																16	T Robredo	4	7	6	6
	G García López	3	3	1															M González	6	5	1	0
	A Seppi	6	6	6						A Seppi	68	3	3
	M González	6	1	6	7					M González	7	6	6
22	M Fish	3	6	4	64																						16	T Robredo	6	5	7	6
29	P Kohlschreiber	6	6	6																							29	P Kohlschreiber	4	7	64	2
WC	B Tomic	1	2	2					29	P Kohlschreiber	6	2	6	63	6
	JC Ferrero	2	6	6	3	6				JC Ferrero	4	6	4	7	3
	I Ljubičić	6	4	4	6	3												29	P Kohlschreiber	6	6	6
	B Dabul	6	5	62	3													4	N Djokovic	4	4	4
Q	S Stakhovsky	4	7	7	6				Q	S Stakhovsky	3	4	1
	N Lapentti	3	1	r					4	N Djokovic	6	6	6
4	N Djokovic	6	3

Section 7

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
6	A Roddick	6	6	6
WC	R Jouan	2	4	2					6	A Roddick	6	6	7
	Ó Hernández	3	64	3						I Minář	2	2	62
	I Minář	6	7	6														6	A Roddick	6	6	6
	I Navarro	69	4	1															M Gicquel	1	4	4
	A Beck	7	6	6						A Beck	4	7	63	5
	M Gicquel	6	6	6						M Gicquel	6	66	7	7
27	R Schüttler	0	0	4																							6	A Roddick	4	2	3
24	J Melzer	6	7	6																							11	G Monfils	6	6	6
	S Roitman	4	64	0					24	J Melzer	6	7	6
WC	G Rufin	6	6	6					WC	G Rufin	2	5	4
	E Schwank	1	3	3														24	J Melzer	2	6	3	1
Q	V Crivoi	6	7	6														11	G Monfils	6	4	6	6
Q	S Greul	1	61	2					Q	V Crivoi	4	3	3
	B Reynolds	2	3	1					11	G Monfils	6	6	6
11	G Monfils	6	6	6

Section 8

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
15	J Blake	66	5	2
Q	L Mayer	7	7	6					Q	L Mayer	3	62	6	6	3
PR	A Pavel	1	4	4						T Haas	6	7	3	4	6
	T Haas	6	6	6															T Haas	7	6	4	6
LL	T Alves	2	610	3															J Chardy	5	3	6	4
	J Chardy	6	7	6						J Chardy	6	6	4	4	6
	S Bolelli	6	6	5	4	6				S Bolelli	2	3	6	6	1
19	T Berdych	4	4	7	6	3																						T Haas	7	7	4	0	2
32	P-H Mathieu	6	6	6																							2	R Federer	64	5	6	6	6
WC	L Recouderc	4	4	1					32	P-H Mathieu	6	6	6
	R Ginepri	4	67	63						P Andújar	2	3	4
	P Andújar	6	7	7														32	P-H Mathieu	6	1	4	4
	J Acasuso	3	7	6	6													2	R Federer	4	6	6	6
Q	S Ventura	6	65	0	3					J Acasuso	68	7	62	2
	A Martín	4	3	2					2	R Federer	7	5	7	6
2	R Federer	6	6	6

External links

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